Improving your concentration at work
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This document discusses improving concentration at work. It notes that nearly 50% of American employees are distracted within 15 minutes and waste over an hour per day. This lost productivity costs businesses over $10 million per year for companies with 1,000 employees. There are three levels of concentration - light, moderate, and deep - with deep concentration allowing for the most learning. Various techniques can help improve concentration, including controlling thoughts, using the "six hats of thinking" framework to structure thinking, and minimizing distractions. Improved concentration can boost work efficiency, memory, and focus.
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Improving your concentration at work
- 1. IMPROVING YOUR CONCENTRATION Importance of concentration to produce result at work
- 2. “I can't concentrate." "My mind wanders when I try to work." Many experienced this...
- 3. Nearly 50 percent of American employees said they only work for 15 minutes before becoming distracted. 53 percent reported wasting an hour or more a day because of disruptions. STUDY Source:harmon.ie
- 4. STUDY One hour per day translates into $10,375 of wasted productivity per person annually, assuming an average salary of $30/hour. That is more than the average U.S. driver will spend this year to own and maintain a car. For businesses with 1,000 employees, the cost of employee interruptions exceeds $10 million per year Source:harmon.ie
- 5. Nearly 60% of work interruptions now involve either using tools like email, social networks, text messaging and IM, or switching windows among disparate standalone tools and applications STUDY Source:harmon.ie
- 6. Concentration is the ability to direct one's thinking in whatever direction one would intend
- 8. Light Concentration First sit down to study and continues throughout the first 5 minutes of study Just getting settled into your reading, listening, or studying In this level students may be easily distracted Little is achieved during this stage Very little learning actually occurs Moderate Concentration After about 5 minutes of studying Begins paying attention to material that is being read, heard, or studied Not as easily distracted Begin to focus only on the material and external distractions are ignored Some learning occurs in this stage Deep Concentration Begin thinking only about what you are hearing, writing, or reading Totally consumed in material Learn the most material while in deep concentration Complete more work in less time and are working most effectively
- 9. 6 hats' or 'the six hats of thinking', these techniques focus on enhancing the structure of thinking
- 10. Each thinking role is identified with a colored symbolic "thinking hat." By mentally wearing and switching "hats," you can easily focus or redirect thoughts
- 11. Ways to concentrate better Control of your thoughts. Gain inner peace. Free your mind from annoying thoughts. Improve your memory. Improve your ability to study. Focus and conserve your energies. Work more efficiently. Improve meditation. Strengthen your intuition
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